Curtain hanger



Patented Aug. I8, 1925.

UNITE STTES Letonia Partnr orties.

WILLIAIiI H. EDSALL, OF WALLINGEORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO H. L. JUIDD COMPANY, INC., OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF DELAWERE.

CURTAIN HANGER.

Application filed August 14, 1924. Serial No. 731,937.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM II. EDSALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing' at lfilallingford, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Curtain Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to curtain hangers, particularly of that type associa-ted with curtain poles.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive construction which will permit a curtain to be readily, quickly and securely attached to the movable supporting element or to be detached therefrom with equal ease and speed.

In the accompanying drawings Fig, l is a front elevation of a curtain rod hanger or carrier and part of a curtain;

Fig. 2 is a an end elevation of the hanger, showing' the rod in section, and an edge elevation of a curtain;

Fig. 3 is a relatively enlarged view of part of a detail;

Fig'. l is a modification of the part sho-wn in Fig. 3.

1 represents a curtain rod. Upon this rod is mounted a. carrier or hanger, so designed as to ride to and fro thereon. The curtain 2 is secured to said hanger so that it will be supported thereby. In the particular form shown herein the hanger is formed of a pair of arms 8 3, which are preferably connected at their` lower ends, as at 4C. 5 is a bridge-like connection for said arms 3 3, near the upper ends of the saine. 6 6 are anti-friction rollers preferably provided on the bridging member 5. The upper ends of the side arms 8 3 are preferably coinpaiatively straight for a substantial distance and preferably entend quite a little above the bridging piece 5, where they are turned in slightly, as shown. In order to secure the curtain to the hanger it has been common practice to stitch the curtain and hanger directly to each other. rThis is not only laborious, but also makes it dimcult to remove the curtains for cleaning. This old form of connection furthermore requires a laborious operation to again secure the curtain in place, particularly as it is importa-nt to attach the curtain to the hanger at a point below the rod l, and also at a point above the rod l, whereby the extreme upper edge of the curtain will tend to hide that part of the hanger directly therebehind.

To facilitate the attachment of the curtain to the hanger, and easy detachment therefrom,l I have devised a plate-like member 7, which itself may be permanently stitched to the curtain 2. On one of the members, preferably the' plate 7 are a plurality, preferably two, of undercut or T lugs 8 8, having hook-like extensions. In the confronting face of the side arms of the hanger I provide what I may term key-hole slots, the wider part of said slots being uppermost. The wider part of each slot is sufliciently large to permit the end of the projections 8 8 to pass therethrough and when the saine are passed through said openings the plate 7 may be slipped down, so that the narrower part of the projections will engage in the narrower part of the key-hole slots in the hanger, whereupon the plate 7 and the curtain 2 carried thereby will be securely attached to one side of the hanger. The cur`- tain at the opposite side of the hanger, when two curtains are used, is equipped with a similar interlocking device, which is attached and detached in the same way. The interlockingl vdevice itself being secured permanently to the curtain acts to reinforce the latter and give it a smooth appearance in the region of the hanger and in this respect the attachment device performs a second useful function.

In Fig. 8 I have shown the projections 8 as stamped out of the metal forming the strip 7, whereas, in Fig. et, the projection 8a is formed as a stud separate from the strip 7 but secured thereto in any desired manner. It is obvious that these projections, which constitute the connecting devices per se, may be modified in various ways and I have attempted to show herein only two of the forms that are suitable for the purpose.

As shown in the drawings, when the plates 7 are in place they are slightly bowed (see Fig, 2), so that a gentle strain is put upon the end fasteners 8 8, holding them snugly against the side arms 3 with suiiicient frictional ftens'ion `to prevent. accidental disiodgment I claim:

n a device of the character described, a hanger including slightly bowed side arms secured to each other, a bridging member connecting said side arms, anti-'friction rolier carried by said bridging member, a spring plate to be attached to a curtain, a pair of spaced mechanical fastening devices near the opposite ends of said plate, and compiementary recesses in the side arms to receive said fastening devices, the bowed portions of the side arms acting to bow said spring plate to tension said fasteners.

VILLIAM H. EDSALL. 

